- #1 Surabaya Inferno
97% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Sengkala Dev
Windows
Freedom or Death! Surabaya Inferno is a real-time tactics game based on the battle of Surabaya which occured at November 10th, 1945. Play as Surabayans fighting against the forces of Britain, Netherlands, and Japan in order to defend their independence in Indonesia!
Why similar: RTS 20.7%, Real Time Tactics 19.1%, World War II 14.8% ★, Wargame 12.8%, War 6.7%
- #2 Battle of Britain, Norway and Atlantic
96% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Sand Table Software
Windows
A real-time WW2 naval and air warfare simulation game on tactical/strategic level that features 18 scenarios covering Battle of Britain, Norwegian campaign and Battle of the Atlantic .
Why similar: RTS 20.6%, Real Time Tactics 18.3%, World War II 13.5% ★, Wargame 12.2%, War 9.4%
- #3 The Great Menace
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lbfc5Pub: Wolfhaze
Windows
The Great Menace is an 'The war of the Worlds 1938' fictional aftermath as an 2D RTS game, after the fake radio drama in 1938, an alien force commences an invasion on Earth the following day, the 5 great powers: USA, Britain, Germany, Japan and USSR must endure the invasion force
Why similar: World War II 26.8% ★, RTS 19.2%, War 12.6%, Wargame 10.8%, Base Building 9.4%
- #4 Steel Division: Normandy 44
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,309 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.
Why similar: World War II 37.4% ★, RTS 22.9%, War 10.3%, Strategy 5.8%, Military 5.4%
- #5 Firefight
94% matchVery Positive85% of 363 reviews2016
Dev: Sean O'Connor
Windows
Firefight is a World War II real-time simulation game similar in style to the old Close Combat series but brought up to date with better AI, individual soldier modelling, a faster frame rate to give more intense and realistic combat and an easy to use command interface.
Why similar: World War II 25% ★, RTS 15.7%, Real Time Tactics 14.3%, War 13.5%, Wargame 11.3%
- #6 Company of Heroes
94% matchVery Positive94% of 18,700 reviews2006
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 37.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.
Why similar: World War II 39.4% ★, RTS 24.7%, War 13.9%, Strategy 6.9%, Real Time Tactics 4.2%
- #7 Heavyarms Assemble: WWII
93% matchMixed66% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: XR Studio
Windows
This is a strategy game with the theme of WWII. As a battlefield commander, maintaining your army's motivation and satisfaction, promoting your generals, managing your own economy, dealing with your friends' armies, and real time grand battle. What kind of commander will you become in the process?
Why similar: World War II 20.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 13.5%, RTS 13.2%, War 12.4%, Base Building 9.9%
- #8 Panzer Strike
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ISAK Team
Windows
Authentic RTS gameplay straight out of the 2000s. Command your troops, develop strategies, and win World War II battles. Huge maps, thousands of units, long-range firepower, and no building mechanics!
Why similar: World War II 26.2% ★, RTS 18.3%, War 16%, Real Time Tactics 12%, Wargame 7.6%
- #9 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
91% matchVery Positive91% of 46,616 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 64.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.
Why similar: World War II 31.6% ★, RTS 18.1%, War 16.9%, Real Time Tactics 11.1%, Strategy 7.9%
- #10 War Untold
91% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Green Giraffe
Windows
War Untold is an RTS wargame spanning both land and air warfare. Employ powerful tanks and devastating airstrikes to punch through the enemy's front line, or dig in with infantry and mortars to withstand an oncoming onslaught. The choice is yours, commander.
Why similar: World War II 22.1% ★, RTS 18.1%, Real Time Tactics 15.2%, Wargame 11.4%, War 9.2%
- #11 Steel Covenant 钢铁盟约
90% matchMixed55% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: 金戈兄
Windows
"Steel Covenant" is a 3D real-time strategy game. The game is set against the backdrop of World War II. Players can transform into Allied or German commanders, commanding multiple units to participate in battles
Why similar: World War II 28.1% ★, RTS 19.9%, Real Time Tactics 13.3%, Wargame 8.4%, War 8.2%
- #12 Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
89% matchVery Positive92% of 2,395 reviews2009
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ is the expansion to the Game of the Year winner and highest rated real time strategy franchise Company of Heroes®. Featuring new campaigns to overcome, units to command, and battlefields to conquer, Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ delivers evolved gameplay mechanics and 3 episodic adventures...
Why similar: World War II 37.1% ★, RTS 26.2%, Base Building 10.6%, Strategy 9.9%, War 7.8%
- #13 Sisu - the Winter war
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nantarg
Windows
Historic real time strategy set during the Finnish winter war. Hold out against the red tide by managing your limited resources and manpower. Position your armies where they matter most and take charge of the battles as they unfold.
Why similar: RTS 22.5%, World War II 19.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 18.7%, Wargame 14.1%, War 10.2%
- #14 Theatre of War: Rearmed
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sergey SolomanichevPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Command real-time WWII battles across the complete Theatre of War series, unified on the latest version of its original engine. Experience deep tactical combat, realistic ballistics, and over 100 missions, enhanced for modern systems.
Why similar: RTS 23.2%, Real Time Tactics 20.7%, World War II 15.3% ★, Wargame 13.8%, War 10.5%
- #15 Close Combat
87% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Defeat the enemy in this classic nonstop World War II battle action. Lead your men through the terror, fatigue, and hell of war on to victory. Only you can bring'em back alive!
Why similar: World War II 33.2% ★, RTS 13.4%, Wargame 12.2%, Real Time Tactics 9.2%, Strategy 8.1%
- #16 Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
86% matchVery Positive93% of 7,292 reviews2007
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. This legacy version also grants access to the latest version of COH, just called "Company of Heroes".
Why similar: World War II 37.4% ★, RTS 25.8%, War 9.9%, Base Building 7.7%, Strategy 7.3%
- #17 World War 2 Craft (二战演义)
86% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: 三角形游戏工作室
Windows
World War II RTS
Why similar: World War II 25.1% ★, RTS 19%, Real Time Tactics 17.5%, War 15.1%, Wargame 11.9%
- #18 Men of War™
85% matchVery Positive90% of 3,859 reviews2009
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.
Why similar: World War II 35.3% ★, RTS 19.6%, Real Time Tactics 12.3%, War 10.8%, Strategy 10%
- #19 Divided We Fall: Play For Free
84% matchMixed55% of 252 reviews2017
Dev: KAVA Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Unite and fight your way to victory! Divided we Fall is a strategic close-combat multiplayer game that emphasizes the importance of building an effective cohesive squad and executing well thought-out tactics on the battlefield.
Why similar: World War II 35.9% ★, RTS 25.5%, Wargame 13.9%, War 13.4%, Strategy 7.3%
- #20 Close Combat: Cross of Iron
84% matchVery Positive82% of 170 reviews2020
Dev: Strategy 3 TacticsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
In Close Combat: Cross of Iron you start off as a junior officer leading your men into battle in real-time, focusing on the Eastern Front of World War II. Earn promotions as you deal with an unforgiving enemy. Fight and survive through the frozen winter, hot dusty summer and muddy autumn.
Why similar: World War II 24.2% ★, RTS 20%, Real Time Tactics 17.4%, Wargame 11.8%, Strategy 7.7%
- #21 Radiant Ruins RTS
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: CoreMinimal Software
Windows
Experience a post-apocalyptic World War II-inspired non-linear global campaign that combines hand-crafted story missions and procedurally generated operations. Control a selection of units from squads & team weapons to super-heavy tanks & VTOL aircraft. Upgrade your army to suit your playstyle.
Why similar: World War II 39.4% ★, RTS 24.9%, War 18.6%, Strategy 10.8%, Tactical 6.3%
- #22 Men of War: Assault Squad
83% matchVery Positive87% of 5,173 reviews2011
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Men of War: Assault Squad delivers a deeply tactical WWII experience, blending large-scale strategy with intense, hands-on combat. Fight across multiple fronts – from European countryside to Pacific jungles and command every unit and every bullet on the battlefield.
Why similar: World War II 33.1% ★, RTS 16.6%, War 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 11.4%, Strategy 8.7%
- #23 Ukraine War 2022
82% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Sand Table Software
Windows
Ukraine War 2022 is a real-time, tactical land and air warfare simulation game focusing on the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia.
Why similar: RTS 29.4%, Real Time Tactics 25.9%, War 16.2%, Strategy 11.4%, Tactical 6.2%
- #24 Sudden Strike 4
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,319 reviews2017
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders – making Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than ever before!
Why similar: World War II 28.2% ★, RTS 20.4%, Real Time Tactics 18.7%, War 14.4%, Strategy 7.3%
- #25 Battlefield Commander WWII
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Sword of SteelPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Battlefield Commander WWII is a real-time tactical game where you lead the soldiers and vehicles that battled across the globe during this time in history. Play hundreds of unique units across multiple game modes.
Why similar: World War II 26.4% ★, RTS 18.7%, Real Time Tactics 17.8%, Wargame 11.8%, War 10.5%
- #26 Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
81% matchVery Positive92% of 1,202 reviews2007
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
The next chapter in the #1 rated RTS franchise thrusts players into a hellish war torn landscape to command two battle-hardened armies in relentless campaigns for honor and country. Players lead the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic World War II liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle...
Why similar: World War II 34.7% ★, RTS 30.9%, Strategy 12.2%, War 7.7%, Base Building 4.3%
- #27 Faces of War
80% matchVery Positive88% of 1,212 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Faces of War puts you in the heart of World War II – not as a distant commander, but as the leader on the ground. Combining the tactical depth of real-time strategy with the immediacy of direct control, it lets you issue precise orders or jump straight into battle as one of your soldiers.
Why similar: World War II 46% ★, RTS 20.3%, War 15.4%, Strategy 10.2%, Simulation 4.7%
- #28 BOKOSUKA WARS II
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pygmy Studio
Windows
Bokosuka Wars won the 1984 ASCII Software Contest; a pioneering simulation RPG. This sequel by the original creator features ideas and systems not realized on the original. Two-Player Co-op play recommended!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 25.5%, War 21.6%, RTS 20.9%, Strategy 5.8%, RPG 5.8%
- #29 Call Of Resistance
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: UmberForge Studio
Windows
Call of Resistance is a real-time tactics game where you lead a group of resistance fighters in occupied France during World War II. Step into the shoes of shadowy heroes and discover the sacrifices and strategies needed to stand against the enemy
Why similar: RTS 25.2%, Real Time Tactics 22.2%, World War II 19.1% ★, War 14.5%, Strategy 9.3%
- #30 Flak
78% matchVery Positive81% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: The Nostalgic DeveloperPub: Double A Studios
Windows
Navigate the campaign map effectively. Generate an income and invade strategically. Destroy all enemy blimps for a Steam leaderboard position!
Why similar: World War II 29% ★, Real Time Tactics 23.7%, RTS 14.8%, Wargame 14.4%, Strategy 6%
- #31 Rank & Ruin
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Summit Studio
Windows
Real-time squad combat meets roguelite progression. Pick your faction, earn legendary heroes on the battlefield, and grow stronger with every run in Rank & Ruin
Why similar: RTS 25.8%, Real Time Tactics 21.9%, War 14.3%, Wargame 13.4%, Strategy 7.2%
- #32 Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology
77% matchVery Positive85% of 1,294 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Return to the bloody battlefields of World War II in this epic sequel. Blitzkrieg 2 returns you to the gritty realism of WWII battles while pushing your focus into new, strategic opportunities during global war!
Why similar: World War II 39.5% ★, RTS 22.1%, War 13.4%, Real Time Tactics 10.2%, Strategy 7.3%
- #33 101st Airborne in Normandy
75% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Interactive SimulationsPub: Strategy First
Windows
IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF JUNE 6, 1944, the soldiers of the 101st Airborne were handed one of the toughest assignments of WWII - a night drop behind enemy lines to secure territory before D-Day.
Why similar: World War II 28.8% ★, RTS 21.5%, Real Time Tactics 11.1%, Wargame 10.9%, War 7.3%
- #34 Ember Legion
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Night Owl Games
Windows
《Ember Legion》 is a lightweight RTS. Rifts shattered the world—hope lingers in embers. Choose a hero, build a legion, attack by day, defend by night. Master day-night cycles and troop combos to reclaim your homeland.
Why similar: RTS 22.7%, Real Time Tactics 18.3%, Wargame 12%, War 10.9%, Strategy 8.8%
- #35 Company of Heroes 2 - The British Forces
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 423 reviews2015
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
This latest multiplayer standalone entry in the COH2 series features this iconic Allied army. Experience a unique tech-tree that challenges the player to balance the constant trade-off between mobility and defense. Surprise opponents with your development choices and an open end game configuration.
Why similar: World War II 39.6% ★, RTS 23.2%, War 17.8%, Strategy 10.8%, Military 6.6%
- #36 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg (CMFB) follows the Western Allies through the battles along Germany's border and into the heart of the Reich itself.
Why similar: RTS 20.7%, Real Time Tactics 18.9%, World War II 16.1% ★, Wargame 12.3%, War 11.1%
- #37 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
75% matchVery Positive89% of 1,131 reviews2016
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front - tactical battalion level combat simulation. Action takes place in the summer of 1943 at Mius river and Saur-Mogila tumulus area of over 140 sq. km. Four large-scale operations for the Red Army and Wehrmacht.
Why similar: World War II 37.2% ★, Wargame 13.6%, RTS 12.9%, War 8.7%, Simulation 7.8%
- #38 Close the Sky
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Iron Trident Games
Windows
A real-time war of air defence and industry. Build the economy, bury it, and layer SAMs over what you cannot hide. Read a fading intel picture of the enemy base and aim every missile yourself. Break their will to fight before they break yours.
Why similar: RTS 23.7%, Real Time Tactics 20.5%, Base Building 13.4%, Wargame 12.8%, War 12.8%
- #39 Blitzkrieg Anthology
74% matchVery Positive90% of 1,554 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
March into the real-time strategy legend, Blitzkrieg, and prepare for war. This legendary WWII RTS blends unprecedented realism and accuracy to form immersive 3D backgrounds and a game where brute force often takes a back seat to strategy and wits.
Why similar: World War II 38.7% ★, RTS 18.9%, War 13.7%, Real Time Tactics 12.2%, Strategy 8.6%
- #40 Last Blood
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Taizhou Blue Game Co.Ltd.
Windows
Last Blood is a pixel-style 2D horizontal shooting game. The story takes place on the eastern front of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, with elements of survival and horror. Take up weapons, strengthen defenses, fight evil invaders, collect survival materials and make items;
Why similar: World War II 28.5% ★, War 21%, Real Time Tactics 15.6%, Wargame 11.8%, Action 6.8%
- #41 Maneuver Warfare
73% matchPositive83% of 23 reviews2020
Dev: Decisive Action Games
Windows · Mac
Command a panzergrenadier battle group in battles and campaigns from the first shots fired on 1 September 1939 to the final clashes of 1945.
Why similar: World War II 28.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 20.6%, War 18.8%, Wargame 15%, Military 7.1%
- #42 WARCOM: Fortress Europe
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BROKE PROTOCOL
Windows
Lead armies across a dynamic 3D campaign, then command the battles they create in real time. Logistics, maneuver, and tactical success combine to decide the fate of the war.
Why similar: World War II 30.5% ★, RTS 19.2%, War 18.5%, Wargame 15.3%, Strategy 5.5%
- #43 Commandos 3 - HD Remaster
72% matchMixed62% of 393 reviews2022
Dev: Raylight GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Fall in, soldier! Commandos 3 - HD Remaster sends you to the relentless and unforgiving battlefields of Europe. Remastered in high definition including reworked 3D models and textures, improved controls and refined UI.
Why similar: World War II 25.6% ★, RTS 18.2%, Real Time Tactics 17.5%, Wargame 11.5%, War 11.5%
- #44 Combat Mission Fortress Italy
71% matchVery Positive86% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Fortress Italy brings wargamers to the "soft underbelly of Europe", a place that was anything but.
Why similar: World War II 21.9% ★, RTS 16.7%, Wargame 15.2%, Real Time Tactics 14.8%, War 9.5%
- #45 Tarnex Warfare
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: darkcelldev
Windows · Mac
Command modern military units along a dynamic frontline, plan operations, and fight battles on maps based on real-world terrain.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 23.9%, RTS 22.2%, Wargame 15.5%, War 13.6%, Military 6.8%
- #46 Military Crusaders
71% matchMixed67% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: LuftWaffel
Windows
Build your military state, create an army, lead your crusade and crush the enemy
Why similar: RTS 19.7%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Wargame 16.8%, Base Building 16.3%, War 10%
- #47 Sudden Strike 5
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 771 reviews2026
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Sudden Strike 5 delivers real-time tactics in epic WWII battles. A host of tactical options and more than 300 playable units open-up multiple approaches to reach your objectives in a 25 mission campaign on historical battlefields in Europe and North Africa.
Why similar: World War II 30% ★, RTS 21.4%, Real Time Tactics 14.7%, Wargame 10.7%, War 5.7%
- #48 Stalingrad
71% matchVery Positive87% of 472 reviews2015
Dev: DTF gamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Stalingrad is a real-time strategy title that places gamers in the middle of the most dramatic periods of World War II, covering major events from June 1942 till January 1943.
Why similar: World War II 36.6% ★, RTS 28.4%, War 20.1%, Strategy 14.8%
- #49 Failover
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Maksym Vostruhin
Windows
Take command of civil air defense under constant threat. Build radar networks, manage power and resources, and decide when to sound the sirens. Every choice has consequences. Hold your cities together as escalation turns survival into strategy.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 26.8%, RTS 23.4%, Base Building 12.9%, War 11.1%, Strategy 8.1%
- #50 战地指挥官/Battleboom
70% matchMixed53% of 32 reviews2021
Dev: Battleboom Studio
Windows
"Battleboom"is a fair battle game with military theme.You will play the role of a commander to deploy and command your team. Find your combinations,try your best to destroy the enemy's base to win! come and battle!
Why similar: RTS 22.6%, Real Time Tactics 21.1%, War 12.2%, Wargame 11.9%, Strategy 9.9%
- #51 Commandos: Origins
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,508 reviews2025
Dev: Claymore Game StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
ALARM! You have been selected for a mission which will shape the fate of the entire world. Witness the very beginning of the legendary elite WWII force in Commandos: Origins. The long-awaited sequel to the Commandos series brings you right back to the foundation of the real-time tactics genre.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 22.8%, World War II 22.2% ★, RTS 21.5%, Wargame 13.2%, Strategy 6.4%
- #52 Radio General
69% matchVery Positive83% of 552 reviews2020
Dev: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
It's WWII. You're a general sitting in a tent. All you have is a map, and a radio. Can you win the battle? Radio General is a unique strategy game where you interact with your units over the radio using speech recognition. Test your mettle and relive famous battles as a WWII general.
Why similar: World War II 30.6% ★, RTS 18.2%, War 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, Strategy 7.1%
- #53 Radio Commander: Battle of Britain ’40
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Serious SimPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Command the battle you cannot see. Take charge of RAF Fighter Command in a pausable RTS set during the Battle of Britain. Manage radar intelligence, delayed communications, and squadron deployments through the Dowding System to intercept Luftwaffe raids and defend Britain.
Why similar: World War II 32.3% ★, RTS 19%, War 16.5%, Wargame 14.2%, Strategy 6%
- #54 红色史诗
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 旧日档案工作室
Windows
This is a hybrid tower defense and light RTS strategy game set during the Long March of the Chinese Red Army. Based on real history and terrain, it lets players fight across faithful campaign maps and experience the Red Army’s resilience and tactical ingenuity.
Why similar: World War II 34.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 19.3%, RTS 11%, War 8.9%, Strategy 8.5%
- #55 Warfront Defenders
70% matchMixed42% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Flying Robot Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The gameplay is inspired by famous last stands from some of history's deadliest conflicts, such as the Second World War and the Sino-Japanese War. A hybrid of Tower Defense and Real-Time Strategy with a lot of replay value.
Why similar: World War II 27% ★, RTS 20.9%, Real Time Tactics 17.3%, Wargame 11.4%, War 10.4%
- #56 迷你王国战争 Mini Kingdom Wars
67% match4 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: 枫叶FengYe工作室
Windows
This is a medieval strategy war game where you can freely choose your faction, acquire resources, purchase armies from crystals, strengthen yourself, defeat enemy armies, break down enemy walls, and destroy enemy crystals to win the game. You can compete with AI and invite friends to play online.
Why similar: RTS 29.5%, Wargame 17.1%, War 14.3%, Strategy 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
- #57 Company of Heroes 2 - Ardennes Assault
69% matchMixed55% of 1,011 reviews2014
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ardennes Assault offers a compelling standalone single-player campaign starring the American Armed Forces. Engage in a dynamic non-linear campaign and bear the consequences of your actions as overall company health persists between missions. USF multiplayer army not included.
Why similar: World War II 45.1% ★, RTS 24%, War 15.8%, Strategy 11.4%, Action 1.9%
- #58 ローマ帝国の逆襲 Counter Attack of Roman Empire
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 杉浦秀樹Pub: Cryptmeria
Mac
"May you be the proud eagle that saves Rome... Now, go forth as your heart desires." Set in a turbulent era that shakes the fate of the Roman Empire, young protagonist Julian rises to the challenge, driven by the tears and prayers of Empress Eusebia.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 27.9%, RTS 22%, War 21.6%, Military 8.6%, Strategy 6.3%
- #59 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
67% matchVery Positive83% of 452 reviews2014
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star is a sequel to Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943. It’s an Eastern Front war game with solid graphics and sprawling battlefields that really emphasizes the scope of WWII tank combat.Want to step into the role of a commander in the very heart of Kharkov’s defense?
Why similar: World War II 36% ★, RTS 15%, Wargame 14.9%, Strategy 10.6%, War 6.6%
- #60 ModernFire
64% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: FireLineGames
Windows
Assemble a combat group with infantry, vehicles, and commander abilities, attack and hold sectors using artillery and aerial reconnaissance.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 22.4%, War 20.8%, RTS 18.2%, Wargame 17.2%, Military 7.3%